Franklink said:

Yes and no....potentially.

Last I heard.....
17inch Ghost barrels (Carbine and Plus) are 12 land and groove rifled.
23inch Ghost barrels (HP) are polygonal rifled.

The 17 inch .177 barrel that came in the Ghost AOA sent me is as accurate as anything I've shot. In Oct of 2022 I used it to score a 47/48 in the Ghost's first field target match anywhere in the world (to my knowledge). There was hardly any wind that day.

I also used it to shoot a match in November of 2022. It scored a 39/48, 4th place out of 9 shooters in Hunter that day. Match high was a 42/48. That was one of my worst showings at a <55yard ft match in 4+ years. It was very windy that day.

Anecdotally, I've seen that sub 20 pellets fired from a polygonal rifled barrel are not "taken for a ride" in the wind as much as sub20 pellets fired from a 12 land and groove rifled barrel. Both can be equally accurate, but the poly-fired pellets need less hold-off to account for wind, making it easier to drop targets in the wind.

There's a relevant saying here, "aggregation of marginal gains." Popularized by Dave Brailsford (Google it), basically, lots of small things accumulate to make a big difference. It seems that we can really see this in equipment heavy competitions, like cycling for Brailsford, or field target for us. Essentially, lots of small things make the difference in winning and losing. And I personally, based on testing a decent # of barrels, have found a polygonal rifled barrel is a small leg up.

So, the shorter .177 barrel on a Ghost isn't less accurate than a 23inch .177 Ghost barrel, but the longer barrel won't need as much hold-off in winds. This has nothing to do with the length, and everything to do with the rifling.

Granted, somebody really gets to know a 12 land and groove rifled barrel, and especially how it behaves in the wind, and they'll still beat a polygonal barrel used by a guy who doesn't put in the time to learn it.

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JungleShooter said:

Wow.
My first nightvision scope was definitely going to be an ATN....
For years I had been thinking ATN was cutting edge — top dollar for top quality.

It seems one of the "tops" isn't there anymore....



When companies abuse customers as guineapigs and beta-testers without giving discounts nor asking for consent — it can get ugly.....
Here in Peru they eat guineapig.....

Matthias

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nakoa05 said:

Thats gorgeous

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MEC17670 said:

I bought one when they were new, right out of the box. Great little carbine for rabbit hunting in the bushland. I put a peep sight on it, fast pointing. As you said, 40 yards and under. Many a bunnie ended up on my table thanks to it.

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kingfisher61 said:

Had one in .22 set up with an SS1 scope for some time years ago. It was a deadly pester and a fun plinker. Should've kept that one. Lol
Enjoy your C1 f43!!!!

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deerflyguy said:

I have to agree with you. I own a dozen or so AirForceArms and have dealt with their customer service before. I have found them to be honest and honorable. When I called to log in the serial numbers of my guns, after seeing all of the products of theirs that I owned, they sent me a $150 package of accessories at no charge!
My statement to you was only my guess because I thought you bought it from Midway. I've changed my mind.

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